Girl freed in 'hanged boy' probe

A 12-year-old girl arrested over the attempted murder of a five-year-old boy in the UK has been released by police, it was announced today.

West Yorkshire Police said the girl had been freed after magistrates refused to grant a warrant to extend the time they could keep the child in custody.

Detectives are continuing to question a girl and a boy, both aged 11, over the alleged attack on Anthony Hinchliffe, which happened just 200 metres from his home in Dewsbury, West Yorkshire on Tuesday evening.